2007 New South Wales state election
(Legislative Council)
← 2003 24 March 2007 2011 →
21 of the 42 seats in the Legislative Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
L/NP
Leader John Della Bosca Mike Gallacher None
Party Labor Coalition Greens
Seats before 18 13 3
Seats won 9 8 2
Seats after 19 15 4
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,491,719 1,304,166 347,548
Percentage 39.14% 34.22% 9.12%
Swing Decrease 4.40pp Increase 0.92pp Increase 0.52pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
SFF
Leader Fred Nile Roy Smith
Party Christian Democrats SFF
Seats before 2 2
Seats won 1 1
Seats after 2 2
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 168,545 106,513
Percentage 4.42% 2.79%
Swing Increase 1.39pp Increase 0.74pp

This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 2007 New South Wales state election.

Results

2007 New South Wales state election: Legislative Council
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 173,239
Labor 1. John Della Bosca (elected 1)
2. Ian Macdonald (elected 4)
3. John Hatzistergos (elected 6)
4. Lynda Voltz (elected 8)
5. Eddie Obeid (elected 10)
6. Helen Westwood (elected 12)
7. Amanda Fazio (elected 14)
8. Henry Tsang (elected 16)
9. Mick Veitch (elected 19)
10. Tony Keating
11. Pauline James
12. Sandra Woods
13. Barry Calvert
14. Robert Doherty
15. Glenda Gartrell
16. Tegan Alchin
17. Brendan Cavanagh
18. Rob Allen 		1,491,719 39.14 -4.40
Liberal/National Coalition 1. Charlie Lynn (elected 2)
2. Jenny Gardiner (elected 5)
3. Don Harwin (elected 7)
4. Matthew Mason-Cox (elected 9)
5. Melinda Pavey (elected 11)
6. John Ajaka (elected 13)
7. Marie Ficarra (elected 15)
8. Trevor Khan (elected 21)
9. Scot MacDonald
10. John Caputo
11. Peter Burnheim
12. Sarah Lawrance
13. Stephen Choularton
14. Lynette Webster
15. Warwick Moppett 		1,304,166 34.22 +0.92
Greens 1. Lee Rhiannon (elected 3)
2. John Kaye (elected 17)
3. Ben Oquist
4. Lesa de Leau
5. Marika Kontellis
6. Saeed Khan
7. Michael Sergent
8. Patricia Tsang
9. Dominic Kanak
10. Eleanor Gibbs
11. Wendy White
12. Vanessa Grindon-Ekins
13. Peter Stahel
14. Sandra Heilpern
15. Jennifer Hanson
16. Keith Hughes
17. Jan Green
18. Stephen Allen
19. Andrew Martin
20. James Diack
21. Jodie Coleman 		347,548 9.12 +0.52
Christian Democrats 1. Fred Nile (elected 18)
2. Gary Raymond
3. Brian Watters
4. June Dally-Watkins
5. Peter Barnes
6. Kevin Hume
7. Peter Walker
8. Peter Rahme
9. Len Kingston
10. Arthur Moore
11. Gamil Helmy-Kostandy
12. Elwyn Sheppard
13. Barry Small
14. Brendan Johnston
15. Elaine Nile
16. Kylie Laurence
17. Margaret Ratcliffe
18. Gilbert Van Der Jadgt
19. Malcolm Smith
20. Ian Smith
21. Donald Jamieson 		168,545 4.42 +1.39
Shooters 1. Roy Smith (elected 20)
2. Robert Borsak
3. Joan Maraldo
4. Robyn Bourke
5. David Cook
6. James Muirhead
7. Alison Newbery
8. Robert Shaw
9. John Howden
10. Stephen Mainstone
11. Teresa Alexeeff
12. Barry Shade
13. Jeffrey Bond
14. Andrew Mallen
15. Rodney Franich
16. James Thomley
17. Alois Ambs
18. Ashley Coombs
19. Mitchell Newbery 		106,513 2.79 +0.74
Democrats 1. Arthur Chesterfield-Evans
2. Lyn Shumack
3. Carolyn Hastie
4. Brett Paterson
5. David King
6. Michelle Bleicher
7. Christopher Owens
8. Stephen Bingle
9. Pamela Clifford
10. Josephine Nicotra
11. Felicity Boyd
12. Brian Day
13. Harry Boyle
14. John Haydon
15. Audrey Pratt
16. Surb Bhatti 		67,994 1.78 -0.21
Against Further Immigration 1. Janey Woodger
2. Al Heinrichs
3. Kenneth O'Leary
4. Robert Girvan
5. Kenneth Sptragg
6. James Bateman
7. Patricia Bateman
8. Eddington Sherwood
9. John Campbell
10. James Clarke
11. Roy Butler
12. Jane Heinrichs
13. John Woodger
14. Paul Higgins
15. Peter James 		62,386 1.64 +0.74
Fishing Party 1. Robert Smith
2. Elizabeth Stocker
3. Mark Stocker
4. Deanne Shepherd
5. Gary Hyland
6. Stewart Paterson
7. Marcus Soane
8. David Hitchcock
9. Craig Oaten
10. Darren McCook
11. Jason Downie
12. Craig McCartney
13. David McCartney
14. Les Proctor
15. Bill Lee
16. Elvis Besirevic
17. Rex Buckley
18. Ken Martin
19. Bruce Wall
20. Roe Martin 		58,340 1.53 +1.53
Unity 1. Le Lam
2. Bob Reid
3. Therese Le-dang
4. Muhammet Eris
5. Willis Phong
6. Bernadette Waters
7. Shan Su
8. Addy Cheong
9. Jennifer Jacovou
10. Emine Aslan
11. Khanh Mach
12. Bayram Ceylan
13. Bulent Kadayifci
14. Marta Aquino
15. Zhi Wang
16. Nai Wong
17. Si Wu
18. Jian Zeng 		46,053 1.21 -0.21
Restore Workers Rights 1. Barry Gissell
2. Charles Winter
3. Anthony Adams
4. James Forbes
5. Jody Gissell
6. Clifford Walford
7. Denis Nash
8. Frederick Walford
9. Caroline Johnson
10. Robyn Walford
11. Janelle Smith
12. Donna Adams
13. Gai Taylor
14. Julie Parsons
15. Todd Marr
16. Gloria Walker
17. Yvonne King
18. David McCabe 		35,218 0.92 +0.92
Group A 1. Nell Brown
2. Marylou Carter
3. Luisa Mockler
4. Mary Mockler
5. Lina Aggett
6. Joyce Bellchambers
7. Wendy Stepkovitch
8. Robyn Chapman
9. Lyn Allen
10. Estelle Shields
11. Mel Pesa
12. David Carter
13. Maree Buckwalter
14. Nick Stepkovitch
15. Betty Stepkovitch
16. Ella Ricketson 		25,942 0.68 +0.68
Horse Riders / Outdoor Recreation 1. Graham Crossley
2. Frank Sanzari
3. Wendy Smallwood
4. Robert Kelly
5. Debra Avis
6. Alex Stitt
7. Babette Gomme
8. Garth Coulter
9. Raymond Hamilton
10. Bruce Close
11. Gary Weingartner
12. Jennifer Harris
13. Grant Stone
14. David Harris
15. John Gibbins 		21,569 0.57 +0.57
Group F 1. Patrice Newell
2. Genia McCaffery
3. Matt Noffs
4. John McInerney
5. Louise Upton
6. Caroline Pidcock
7. Alicia Campbell
8. Vicki Younger
9. David Jeffery
10. Joe Herbertson
11. Luke Williams
12. Lindsay Johnston
13. John Polglase
14. Bruce Ward
15. Christopher Sanderson
16. Stan Glaser
17. Michael Heffernan
18. Ben Grace
19. Basia Rendall
20. Alexandra Morphett 		18,999 0.50 +0.50
Human Rights Party 1. Peter Breen
2. Claudette Palmer
3. Miralem Nikolovski
4. Bosko Velevski
5. Dzevdet Alic
6. Suzana Panovska
7. Ljupco Poposki
8. Valery Murphy
9. Angela Mammone
10. Janette Warby
11. Erin Peak
12. Maree Breen
13. Catherine Byrne
14. Michael Davis
15. Diane Thomas 		16,772 0.44 +0.44
Socialist Alliance 1. Jakalene X
2. Susan Price
3. Raul Bassi
4. Rachel Evans
5. Marie McKern
6. Margaret Perrot
7. Maureen Frances
8. Geoff Payne
9. Simon Cunich
10. Lisa Macdonald
11. Aaron Benedek
12. Nick Fredman
13. Amber Pike
14. Adam Leeman
15. Tamara Pearson
16. Kamala Emanuel 		15,142 0.40 +0.25
Save Our Suburbs 1. Tony Recsei
2. Colin Freeman
3. Janine Kitson
4. Jean Lennane
5. Pat Garnet
6. Bernie Laughlan
7. John Ward
8. Anthony Meaney
9. Ted Webber
10. Barry Hadaway
11. Antony Howe
12. Jean Posen
13. Rosemary Hadaway
14. Marga Van Gennip
15. Allan Butt
16. Ross Collins
17. Leanne Gavagna 		11,951 0.31 -0.17
Independent Dawn Fraser 4,460 0.12 +0.12
Group M 1. Jack Tait
2. Noeline Franklin
3. Joe Chidiac
4. Ian Franklin
5. Geoff Davis
6. Harry Segal
7. Arthur Dyason
8. Edward Hayman
9. Chris Ripoll
10. Mark Wyman
11. Dave Pratt
12. Ernest Braden
13. Ben Innes
14. Liz Innes
15. James Anderson 		3,464 0.09 +0.09
Group H 1. Kerry McNally
2. Stephanie Badger
3. Greg Hamilton
4. Ralph Karpin
5. Jean McCartney
6. Clinton Portors
7. Geoff Coulin
8. Tracey Padwick
9. Dennis Deegan
10. Michael Braham
11. Samone Mason
12. Tom Thompson
13. Andrew Katelaris
14. Tricia Clayton
15. Darren Erskine 		3,143 0.08 +0.08
Group D 1. Nick Beams
2. Terry Cook
3. Carol Divjak
4. Barry Jobson
5. Peter Symonds
6. Mike Head
7. Gabriela Zabala
8. Karen Hopperdietzel
9. Clay Robinson
10. Beryl Hood
11. Mile Klindo
12. John Plater
13. Regina Lohr
14. John Christian
15. Ismet Redzovic 		456 0.01 +0.01
Independent David Rofe 416 0.01 +0.01
Independent Jordie Bodlay 144
Independent Richard Carbury 111
Independent Ryan Lovett 85
Independent Alasdair Macdonald 69
Independent Jose Nunez 40
Total formal votes 3,811,245 93.89 -0.77
Informal votes 247,921 6.11 +0.77
Turnout 4,059,166 92.80 +0.78

Continuing members

The following MLCs were not up for re-election this year.

Member Party Term
  Tony Catanzariti Labor 2003–2011
  Michael Costa Labor 2003–2011
  Greg Donnelly Labor 2005–2011
  Kayee Griffin Labor 2003–2011
  Tony Kelly Labor 2003–2011
  Peter Primrose Labor 2003–2011
  Christine Robertson Labor 2003–2011
  Eric Roozendaal Labor 2004–2011
  Penny Sharpe Labor 2005–2011
  Ian West Labor 2003–2011
  David Clarke Liberal 2003–2011
  Catherine Cusack Liberal 2003–2011
  Mike Gallacher Liberal 2003–2011
  Robyn Parker Liberal 2003–2011
  Greg Pearce Liberal 2003–2011
  Rick Colless National 2003–2011
  Duncan Gay National 2003–2011
  Ian Cohen Greens 2003–2011
  Sylvia Hale Greens 2003–2011
  Gordon Moyes Christian Democrats 2003–2011
  Robert Brown Shooters Party 2006–2011

See also

References

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